Art

Head to Crystal Bridges, and check out their newest exhibit. Photographer Will Wilson (Diné) presents an authentic, 21st-century depiction of indigenous culture through his photography, even allowing his subjects to choose the pose, clothing, props and context of each photograph.

If you missed the inagurual Art in its Natural State event, fret not. The outdoor exhibit, which features nine site-specific art installations, is free and open to the public through March of next year. This collaboration with artists across the South displayed artworks among the natural beauty at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and Petit Jean Park in central Arkansas.

The 2018 “Delta des Refusés” kicks off at the Butler Center and the Cox Creative Center June 8 for 2nd Friday Art Night. It will continue through August and runs from 5-8 p.m.

The kickoff event for the “Art in its Natural State” exhibition is almost here. Beginning April 28 – and continuing through the year – you can view ten temporary, outdoor art installations at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and Petit Jean State Park.

Arkansas Arts Center’s new beacon program brings interactive technology inside the galleries, to build deeper connections to the work of modernist John Marin. Equipped with only their smartphones, visitors to “Becoming John Marin: Modernist at Work” can access interactive content that encourages engagement with Marin’s artistic process.

Three original Louisiana Purchase Treaty documents from the National Archives and Records Administration are on display at the Clinton Presidential Center. “The Great Expedition: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and its Impact on Arkansas” will tell the remarkable story of the most important land deal in American history – one that ultimately created the state of Arkansas.

Developed by the Tate Modern in London, “Soul of a Nation” examines the influences, including the civil rights movements, on artists such as Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, Alma Thomas and William T. Williams.

Arkansas Arts Center is continuing its popular Art of Fashion lecture series showcasing iconic brand Chanel and fashion historian, Raissa Bretaña.

The Acansa Arts Festival is hitting central Arkansas Sept. 20-24, bringing in artists from around the globe and highlighting those locally. From visual to physical arts, there’s something for everyone.

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Central High School integration, make sure to visit these events:

The ESSE Purse Museum is currently featuring the temporary exhibition, “Take Your Purse with You,” by Little Rock artist Katherine Strause. Paintings of women and their handbags inspired by mid-century photographs are on display.

During July, the Arkansas Arts Center will host two Feed Your Mind Friday gallery talks. The first event on July 14 features ceramics artist Julia Baugh as she speaks on her experience at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference. Prominent ceramic artists have been members of the organization since the 1970s.

Artist, INC, a cutting-edge business training program for aspiring full-time artists, will return for a third time to the Laman Library this fall on behalf of the Argenta Arts Foundation.

Lost Forty Brewing is iconic for its craft beer and unique branding concepts. Amber Brewer, brand manager at Yellow Rocket Concepts, discusses her design for the new ‘Look-See’ Hefeweizen cans.

The CALS Butler Center will display The American Dream Deferred: Japanese American Incarceration in WWII Arkansas until June 24.